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Surah Al-Qari'ah القارعة

The Calamity · 11 verses · Meccan

How many verses does Surah Al-Qari'ah have?

Surah Al-Qari'ah is surah 101 of 114 in the Quran and has 11 verses. It is classified as Meccan. Its name means “The Calamity”.

Surah number
101 / 114
Verses
11
Classification
Meccan

Updated 29 October 2026. Tanzil Project (tanzil.net), quran-json.

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

ٱلْقَارِعَةُ ١

(1) The Striking Calamity -

مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ ٢

(2) What is the Striking Calamity?

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ ٣

(3) And what can make you know what is the Striking Calamity?

يَوْمَ يَكُونُ ٱلنَّاسُ كَٱلْفَرَاشِ ٱلْمَبْثُوثِ ٤

(4) It is the Day when people will be like moths, dispersed,[1975]

Notes

[1975]- The people will be as such after having been expelled from their graves.

وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ ٱلْمَنفُوشِ ٥

(5) And the mountains will be like wool, fluffed up.[1976]

Notes

[1976]- i.e., beginning to disintegrate.

فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ ٦

(6) Then as for one whose scales are heavy [with good deeds],

فَهُوَ فِى عِيشَةٍ رَّاضِيَةٍ ٧

(7) He will be in a pleasant life.

وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ ٨

(8) But as for one whose scales are light,

فَأُمُّهُۥ هَاوِيَةٌ ٩

(9) His refuge[1977] will be an abyss.[1978]

Notes

[1977]- Literally, "mother" (a man's original refuge) , which will envelop him as in an embrace. [1978]- i.e., the pit of Hellfire.

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا هِيَهْ ١٠

(10) And what can make you know what that is?

نَارٌ حَامِيَةٌۢ ١١

(11) It is a Fire, intensely hot.

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Is Surah Al-Qari'ah Meccan or Medinan?

Surah Al-Qari'ah is classified as Meccan in the data this reader uses (Tanzil).

Which surahs come before and after Surah Al-Qari'ah?

It comes after Al-'Adiyat and before At-Takathur.

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Arabic text: Tanzil Project (tanzil.net), used verbatim. Translation: Noor International Center (QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.2), unaltered. Data: quran-json (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recitations: EveryAyah.com (streamed only when you press play). Sources and licences